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Roky0071 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Two different meanings of "smell"
I read from a site that "smell" has two different meanings. One meaning is to sense an odour and the other meaning is to give off an odour. The site is here http://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/sense-verbs/
From this point of view, I give two examples below:
1. My mom can smell something burning. (Does it mean that my mom senses a burning odour now?)
2. This flower smells good. (Does it mean that this flower emits a good odour?)
Please help me to understand the difference.
From this point of view, I give two examples below:
1. My mom can smell something burning. (Does it mean that my mom senses a burning odour now?)
2. This flower smells good. (Does it mean that this flower emits a good odour?)
Please help me to understand the difference.
Top answer
roky0071 1. My mom can smell something burning. ) Yes.
- roky0071 1.
- My mom can smell something burning.
- ) Yes.
- roky0071 2.
- This flower smells good.
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roky00711. My mom can smell something burning. (Does it mean that my mom senses a burning odour now?)Yes.
roky00712. This flower smells good. (Does it mean that this flower emits a good odour?)Yes.
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That is correct.
You smell...
... faint odors before other people do. You have a keen sense of smell.
... terrible. Did you crawl inside the trash bin?
There is a bad joke:
A: My dog has no nose.
B. Really? How does he smell? (He means, how is is able to use his sense of smell?)
A: Terrible! (He means that the dog emits a bad smell.)
The joke
You smell...
... faint odors before other people do. You have a keen sense of smell.
... terrible. Did you crawl inside the trash bin?
There is a bad joke:
A: My dog has no nose.
B. Really? How does he smell? (He means, how is is able to use his sense of smell?)
A: Terrible! (He means that the dog emits a bad smell.)
The joke
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RE: smell
A veterinarian makes a house call to a farm.
After assessing the situation, he tells the farm woman, "It's too bad about your billy-goat. He's got a really bad cold. If you want to save him, you'll have to keep him warm."
"That's not a problem," says the woman. "I'll just have him sleep in bed with me."
"That's ridiculous," says the vet. "Think of
A veterinarian makes a house call to a farm.
After assessing the situation, he tells the farm woman, "It's too bad about your billy-goat. He's got a really bad cold. If you want to save him, you'll have to keep him warm."
"That's not a problem," says the woman. "I'll just have him sleep in bed with me."
"That's ridiculous," says the vet. "Think of
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